Tuhfat al-Nafis

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Tuhfat al-Nafis is a Malay literature written by Raja Ali Haji in Jawi in 1885. It records and chronicles events in several Malay states, especially those that happened in the 19th century. Some of the events recorded in the work are the founding of the state of Terengganu and the murder of Sultan Mahmud Shah II of Johor. Tuhfat al-Nafis means "the precious gift" in Arabic language.